1 Chronicles 3:1-24 - The Descendants Of David

¹ These were David’s sons who were born to him in Hebron:
Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;
² Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third;
Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;
³ Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth;
and Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah, was sixth.
⁴ Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months, and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years.
⁵ These sons were born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bath-shua daughter of Ammiel.
⁶ David’s other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine sons.
⁹ These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar, in addition to the sons by his concubines.

¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam;
his son was Abijah, his son Asa,
his son Jehoshaphat, ¹¹ his son Jehoram,
his son Ahaziah, his son Joash,
¹² his son Amaziah, his son Azariah,
his son Jotham, ¹³ his son Ahaz,
his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh,
¹⁴ his son Amon, and his son Josiah.
¹⁵ Josiah’s sons:
Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,
Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.
¹⁶ Jehoiakim’s sons:
his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.

¹⁷ The sons of Jeconiah the captive:
his sons Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
¹⁹ Pedaiah’s sons: Zerubbabel and Shimei.
Zerubbabel’s sons: Meshullam and Hananiah, with their sister Shelomith; ²⁰ and five others—Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
²¹ Hananiah’s descendants: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah.
²² The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah.
Shemaiah’s sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six.
²³ Neariah’s sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three.
²⁴ Elioenai’s sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven.

¹ Judah’s sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
² Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad.
These were the families of the Zorathites.
³ These were Etam’s sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
⁴ Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah.
These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:
⁵ Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
⁶ Naarah bore Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari to him. These were Naarah’s sons.
⁷ Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan. ⁸ Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

⁹ Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

¹⁰ Jabez called out to the God of Israel: “If only You would bless me, extend my border, let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not cause any pain.” And God granted his request. ¹¹ Chelub brother of Shuhah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. ¹² Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recah.
¹³ Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah.
Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai.
¹⁴ Meonothai fathered Ophrah,
and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Valley of Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.
¹⁵ The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam.
Elah’s son: Kenaz.
¹⁶ Jehallelel’s sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
¹⁷ Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. ¹⁸ These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah; Mered had married her. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. ¹⁹ The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
²⁰ Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.
Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

²¹ The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea, ²² Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites and returned to Lehem. These names are from ancient records. ²³ They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.